We create the controllable Internet of Things

About

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Iconize creates apps and connected products that people understand and love to use. From simple and easy to use apps, to complete connected hardware and integrated software solutions. This includes: user experience (UX) design, graphical user interface (GUI) design, proof of concept, hardware design, as well as back-end and front-end software development.

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Iconize offers sustainable design. We create high quality products built for long life cycles. Both in hardware and software. We always advise you on energy efficiency and optimal solutions in terms of sustainability. Projects involving sustainable energy have our passion and receive a cost discount.

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Iconize works neat and is driven by efficiency. We have very high standards and can even work together with external experts, in case required for the job.

Experienced

Iconize was founded in 2005 by industrial design engineer Pim van Gennip, and has carried out over 35 design projects for different clients. Some of the projects were part of employment contracts, others were carried out as stand alone projects. Iconize has its broad network of experts to work with if specific projects requires specific expertise.

Products

Portfolio

These products are some of the best examples of the products that iconize develops. Most of them have been created for customers. Some of the products created before 2015 have been designed under contract of former employers, in which Pim van Gennip was in the lead for development of the specified features.

BEEP supports beekeepers in taking care of bee colonies. Beekeepers’ observations can be digitally registered using a record keeping app, complemented by automatic observations using sensors. Beekeepers can better support the health of bee colonies and react swiftly when conditions worsen. Iconize built the (web)app and designs and co-develops the hardware of the measurement system.

SPROCKLER is a response to an increasingly complex world wherein we endeavour to make sense of what happens. The Sprockler Visualizer is a web application to create interactive reports to analyse the collected data, aggregate data and present data in a clear manner. Iconize built the Visualizer.

Heating control is an easy to use open API system to individually control the heating of all the rooms in your building. You can let users define their own comfortable heating conditions, while keeping your energy consumption low by lowering all heating consumption at times that your building is not used. The systems can be controlled by a floor plan, displaying different room temperatures, as well as an app to set the temperature of each room individually.

The Iconize Green energy display visualizes the energy production of solar panels, and other sustainable energy sources. If desired, it can also visualize the energy consumption of the complete building, to define the energy balance of supply, or demand. The Iconize Energy Display HDMI driver can be connected to every type of monitor, or TV.

For Shell we created a serious game digital interface, containing a full-screen wall dashboard with live connected iPad apps for trading energy. This project is aimed at helping the 17-37 players understand the perspectives of several roles (i.e. consumer, industry, energy provider, government, and NGO) in making the energy transitions towards sustainable energy.

The Kweecker is a connected high quality domestic greenhouse. The plants can be grown fully automatic, while the system monitors the growth of each of the plants. Iconize created the complete electronic hardware interior, as well as the app for measurement & control of the climate. We added the timelapse feature that creates stunning movies of your growing plants, compressing the full growth cycle time of months into minutes. As a special feature, we created the animated overlay, displaying the complete climate movement with regard to the required climate of the depicted plant.

The personal fair plan app helps visitors to find interesting exhibitors, using search terms from their personal context. By converting these terms to the exhibitors jargon, matches can be found. The found matches can be selected to plot on the personal floor plan. The system consists of multiple iPads that communicate with printer stations, that are present at the fair floor. The app can also be used on-line before the actual fair takes place, providing PDF floor plans.

Anna is an elegant easy to use thermostat, that is created for use with all European central heating systems. The interface simply contains the temperature setting, with a switcheable time schedule. This way you can easily tell the thermostat you would temporarily like a bit warmer of cooler temperature. Anna will apply the normal schedule again at the next planned temperature change. Pim van Gennip created the UX and display design during his job at Plugwise. The usability of this great product takes the home thermostat to the next level of convenience.

Energy mirror

The Energy mirror is an enormous representative energy communication display. The display contains three small computers behind three low energy screens, connected by an internal network. Users can slide their fingers on the capacative touch bar (on the 10mm glass) to control the display. The animation carrousel in the center of the screen visualizes the amounts of energy in a wide range of different 'human' measures, to represent knowledge in a meaningful way. This product was one of the first fully remote connected products of its time.

The Plugwise system measures electrical energy coming from, and going into the electricity grid. By a smart combination of solar performance and the domestic main meter measurements, the app shows the real amount of energy consumed in house. It can also switch all your devices on/off at certain times of the day, even on-demand outsite your home.